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Kunyit Hitam - We hit a mother lode
We hit upon a clump of withered curcuma plants with dried yellow leaves, in the forest next to the farm. This is what we pulled out from underneath the plants; easily a kilogram : Close up with one of the rhizomes sliced opened. click for close up This is how y... Read more ...
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Flowers of the ginger family at the farm
Wild gingers have lovely flowers seldom seen. Some of the wild gingers planted at our farm are flowering (click on pics for enlarged image). Lovely flower of the temu kunci or fingerroot ( boesenbergia rotunda ) The lempoyang ( zingziber zerumbet ). The flower is... Read more ...
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Black Curcuma / Black Turmeric
We have this very delicate small curcuma (barely a foot tall) that produces a completely black rhizome. It is clearly not temu hitam or curcuma aeruginosa roxb. The t emu hitam plant is larger, more robust and the rhizome is only slightly bluish. The&nb... Read more ...
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